Fire
Ageas and Tesco Bank in U-turn over Liverpool car park fire
Ageas and Tesco Bank have said they will refund any excesses paid by car-owners in relation to the Liverpool car park fire, amid widespread anger from customers.
Updated: Insurers slammed over Liverpool fire response
Insurance companies have been slammed by motorists for their response to the Liverpool car park blaze.
Liverpool car park blaze to result in motor claims of £20m
The Liverpool car park fire which destroyed 1400 cars on New Year’s Eve will likely result in motor claims worth £20m, insurers warned.
Post Power List 2018
2018 is likely to be a year dominated by data regulation, more Brexit negotiations and further Ogden reform and, as such, the key influencers reflect this
Post Power List 2018: Dany Cotton
Commissioner, London Fire Brigade
Merry Christmas from Post
Infopro Digital's offices are now closed until Tuesday 2 January 2017 for the festive period. We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from the Post team.
Grenfell report: Building regulations ‘not fit for purpose’
Insurers have welcomed an official report in the wake of Grenfell Tower claiming that existing building regulations are “not fit for purpose”.
Spotlight on professional indemnity: SME cover for 2017 and 2018
The competitive insurance market has triggered low premiums for professional indemnity cover but Terry Pegg, director of sales and marketing at Tokio Marine HCC, argues this does not mean that standards in policies or service levels should be slipping.
Insurers call for tougher rules as government launches home building plan
Insurers have called for tough new building regulations as the government plans to create thousands of new homes a year.
Analysis: Review of the year 2017
The past year has been a stormy one for the insurance market – and not just in terms of weather: the discount rate saga and the insurance premium tax hike helped propel motor premiums to stratospheric highs. Industry figures see clearer skies, however,…
Analysis: Home, sweet connected home
Connected devices can help underwrite and mitigate household risks, but they also open the door to cyber vulnerabilities.
H2 nat cats set to push up P&C pricing, says Swiss Re
Prices in non-life insurance and reinsurance are expected to increase as a result of the recent nat cat activity across the Atlantic, Swiss Re has said.
Top 30 Asia Insurers: Growth prospects in Asia vary by region
AM Best’s annual ranking of Asia-Pacific’s non-life insurers includes familiar companies, but they face different challenges
Blog: Reacting to turmoil
Michael Lynch, head of partnerships for Minster Law, believes insurers can bring certainty to those they help.
Insurers back fire chiefs' calls for mandatory school sprinklers
Insurers have backed calls from the National Fire Chiefs Council to fit all refurbished schools with sprinklers.
Analysis: Microbreweries: Raising the bar
Microbreweries offer brokers and insurers a small but safe market. With rising demand, the sector tastes of opportunity
This Week in Post: Red suns and robots
A Blade Runner mist engulfed London on Monday as storm Ophelia blew Saharan sand into the capital. Struck by the eerie atmosphere, City workers tweeted pictures of the yellow sky, which an Irish commentator promised to look at “as soon as our houses land…
Grenfell insurer proposes voluntary scheme for victim payouts: updated
Exclusive: The insurer for Grenfell Tower has sketched out an alternative to lengthy court battles over victim compensation.
Blog: Don't overlook commercial fire risk
Allan Macpherson, operations chief engineer at FM Global, explains how the commercial damage caused by fire can be mitigated.
Outdated fire regulations putting lives at risk, says ABI
The Association of British Insurers has called for a change to fire safety regulations asking for a clearer framework of responsibility for all those in the protection of buildings from fire.
Analysis: Councils: Local challenges
Local government insurance has to deal with emerging risks. How is it adapting as competition increases?
Blog: Counteracting travel risks with enhanced connectivity
As travellers venture further afield and mobile devices touch on all areas of life, Chris Knight, head of corporate services for Cega, asks if travel insurers are missing a trick by not contacting with their customers to offer real-time risk updates.
This Month in Post: I met your new robot overlords
Chatbots are all the rage at present, but a cursory test of a few available systems shows that we’re still a long way from passing the Turing test.
Grenfell Tower insurer rejects two fraudulent claims
Exclusive: The insurer of Grenfell Tower has rejected two fraudulent claims over the fire, and paid out five others.